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 1920 - 1944 (24 years)
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| Name |
MYER Edward Michael |
| Born |
1920 |
Ealing, London  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Other |
1944 |
Chatham Memorial Synagogue, Burial Ground, 366 High Street, Rochester |
| A memorial stone has been placed adjacent to his father's grave (Row K18A). |
| Other |
1939-1944 |
War service |
| Edward was in the Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve, who was posted to 432 Sqdn (R.C.A.F), based at RAF East Moor, in Yorkshire. Edward was a Flt/Sgt and flew in Avro Lancaster's MkII as the Wireless Operator. |
| Died |
22 Jan 1944 |
Germany |
- Hebrew date of death 25 Tevet 5704
Killed in Action, when the Avro Lancaster MkII he was in, was shot down by a night fighter at Breitenhagen, 19 miles southeast of the target during a raid on Magdeburg. Three crew members were able to parachute out of the stricken bomber, where they were subsequently captured.
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| Buried |
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Heerstrasse 151, 14055, Berlin, Germany |
- Grave location 2. M. 9.
Headstone inscripton 'R.I.P. Proudly Remembered by his wife Phyllis, Daughter, Mother and Sisters.
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| Person ID |
I18496 |
CemeteryScribes.com |
| Last Modified |
7 Dec 2023 |
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